Narrowboats in the Llangollen Canal, built by Thomas Telford, manoeuvering before crossing the Chirk Aqueduct.

An alternative way to see England and Wales

It's day one of our weekend canal boating experience and so far if we're not bumping off both banks we're zig-zagging along the canals like a drunk stumbling between bars.

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Wales

Cardiff, Wales

Drizzle

Wed

Drizzle

10°

10°

Thu

Mostly Cloudy

11°

Fri

Mostly Cloudy

14°

Sat

Mostly Cloudy

14°

Sun

Mostly Cloudy

13°

The view across Whitesands Bay near St David's on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales.

The scenic splendour of St Davids

St David may have been odd as saints go, but the settlement named after the monastery he founded is definitely worth a visit.

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